tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4179812985138080758.post7170913027870877524..comments2023-09-18T04:28:23.066-07:00Comments on Apatoff for Destruction: A Bad Song That I EnjoyBen Apatoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121438304635733882noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4179812985138080758.post-84867218612434034612010-03-01T18:51:27.920-08:002010-03-01T18:51:27.920-08:00Hey Ellen,
Good comparison. I'm sure many Que...Hey Ellen,<br /><br />Good comparison. I'm sure many Queensryche fans take to "Silent Lucidity" the way that Phair devotees wince at "Why Can't I." Of course as artists, they have the right to experiment and take risks, but why anyone capable of writing "Stratford-on Guy" would work with the Matrix is beyond me.Ben Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121438304635733882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4179812985138080758.post-10063898859802355012010-02-28T07:05:12.298-08:002010-02-28T07:05:12.298-08:00Hey Ben,
This reminds me of the firestorm that sur...Hey Ben,<br />This reminds me of the firestorm that surrounded one of my favorite artists when she "sold out", Liz Phair. It really started with Whitechocolatespaceegg when she got voice training and lost the aching edge of someone trying to sing out of her range, but the real suckage began when her self-titled fourth album came out. She wasn't writing the bulk of the songs anymore. The voice that was singing them was barely hers, and still barely good. But when we went to see her in concert that spring, she played mostly her old songs, but with an energy and an audience that she hadn't had before. I like it when artists make something sucky but still maintain a connection with and an enthusiasm for their old work. It gives me hope.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173782426972215270noreply@blogger.com